The class was a huge success, we filled the class room with men and women who wanted to learn how to be better stewards of their money. I learned so much I couldn’t wait to get started. Now we are a few weeks down the road and I wanted to let you know how easy this is to do and how much I save on my shopping trips.

If you want to learn how to start couponing I recommend checking out CouponDivas.com and Hip2Save.com. Both of those sites have great tutorial videos to help you get started. If you are looking for a great community with a treasure trove of coupons check out ConsumerQueen.com.

Here is this week’s CVS shopping trip.

Item                                         Reg Price Sale Price         Coupon            ECBs   earned

Ziploc Sandwich Bags        $3.59               $2.50               $1.25

Ziploc Freezer Bags            $3.29               $2.50

Irish Spring Body Wash     $4.99               $3.00               $0.50

Irish Spring Body Wash      $4.99               $3.00               $0.50

Soft Scrub Body Wash         $4.99               $3.00               $1.00

Soft Scrub Body Wash         $4.99               $3.00               $1.00

Soft Scrub Body Wash        $4.99               $3.00               $0.75               $5.00(when you spend $15)

Gatorade                             $1.99               $0.88

Gatorade                             $1.99               $0.88

SoBe Life water                  $1.59               $0.88

Renuzit Crystals                  $6.99               $3.99               $2.00

Kotex U Tampons                 $5.29               $4.99               $1.00               $4.99

Totals                                          $49.68             $31.62             $8.00              $9.99

$5.00 off $25 or more coupon that I printed at the kiosk

$2.98 in ECBs from previous trips

Total $17.31 and $9.99 in ECBs for next trip 65% off the original price plu lots of ECBs for next trip!

Are you a couponer? How did you do at CVS this week? If you are interested in starting and have some questions please leave them in the comments, if I don’t have the answers I’ll find them for you!

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Save Big on the Procter & Gamble Products You Use Most And Help Children Get Safe Drinking Water at the Same Time

Procter & Gamble will release its biggest brandSAVER coupon booklet ever THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 7, with more than $160 in savings! This money-saving booklet will be included in newspapers delivered to more than 55 million homes across the country and features coupons from numerous brands including PUR Water Filtration, Gillette, Pantene, Tide, Venus, Olay, Pampers, CoverGirl, Febreeze and Swiffer, to name a few.

Plus, for every coupon redeemed, P&G will provide one day’s worth of clean drinking water to a child in need through the Children’s Safe Drinking Water (CSDW) Program, P&G’s philanthropic cause aimed at saving lives by providing clean drinking water to children in developing countries.

Click here to find the local paper carrying your $160 in savings and make a difference!

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The folks at Dirt Devil have produced an amazing downloadable holiday buying guide filled with 100’s of tips and tricks to get more bang for your buck when shopping online. The guide includes over 300 websites, tricks and clever ways to shop online. I downloaded my guide yesterday and I have learned a lot of new tricks that hopefully will save me money as I do some of my Christmas shopping on line in the weeks to come.

Each page of the guide covers a different topic:

• How to find Red Hot deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday
• Saving big with promo codes and how to find them
• Save even more with  free shipping and rebates
• Save every day with Deal-A-Day sites
• Auctions, Outlets and other types of sites for Red Hot Deals
• Hard-to-Find and One-of-a-Kind gift ideas
• New ways to shop- ie. social shopping websites, follow deals on Twitter and iPhone apps
• Holiday travel info
• Online shopping with a Techy Twist
• Advanced shopping tips (browsers, cookies and Google…oh my!)
• Bargain Jargon-a glossary of deal lingo

Click on over to Dirt Devil and download your copy of the holiday buying guide today!

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The Mom Maven want to share some awesome dinnertime helpers for all my blog readers. As a mom I know how hard it is to constantly come up with new dinnertime meals that everyone in the family will enjoy.

#1 Menu Planning Central is a menu planning service with a special focus on healthy, family friendly menus. Members get 12 weekly menus and more. Here’s how you can save: go to Menu Planning Central and sign up with the site, look around and at check out use the code GIVETHNKS to save 50% off your own menu plans or gift accounts you buy for friends and family. *This coupon code is only good November 26-December 1, 2008.

#2 Dine Without Whine is offering you 2 amazing discounts! Visit Dine Without Whine and check out all of the plans that they offer. When you check out use either coupon code

a) GIVETHANKS to receive 25% Off a 6 or 12 Month Membership or

b) LIFETIME85 to ourchase a Lifetime Membership for Only $85 (Save $54.95) *This coupon code is only good November 27-December 1, 2008.

Enjoy these great savings and have a Happy Thanksgiving from

The Mom Maven.

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